Congratulations to the Spartan Robotics Club!
At the Skills Competitions at Robert Bateman High School April 13 the Spartan Robotics Club from EC Drury High School won and placed in several events. In the team of 4 robotics competition Alex Judge, Ryan Morgan, Malik Makeen and Kyle Evans had a very close battle with rivals MDHS, missing out on gold by one goal or one blown fuse depending on how you look at it. They scored a silver in a field of 3 competitors.
In the team of 2 Virtual Robotics competitions Hamid Tahir and Gordon Marks took gold while Declan Meurig and Ryan Sri Wijewardena scored a bronze. Silicon Halton members donated $100 to the Sparton Team to cover some of the costs for parts for their robot inventions. Helping youth is something Silicon Halton members believe to be important to the growth of technology in Halton and more importantly the growth of these future hitech leaders.
An Inspiring Call to Action
During Meetup #3 member Mike Druiven stressed the importance of supporting youth interested in technology in our region. In this short video he explains why.
Since the competition, Mike Branch, from Inovex, has volunteered time to help these kids improve their programming skills and knowledge. This form of mentoring and help is what Silicon Halton is all about. Good luck to Hamid and Gordon who will represent Halton at the Ontario competitions this month.